Thesaurus results for ASSIGNATION

assignation

noun

ˌa-sig-ˈnā-shən

as in appointment

an agreement to be present at a specified time and place a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel

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Recent Examples of assignation The assignations are alleged to have taken place on the job and in the building where all were assigned to provide security. —

Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026 The passage from the car park through the kitchen to the lifts and up to the Kennedy suite—the route that Marilyn Monroe supposedly took to and from her assignations with Mr. President. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 In a strong scene that points to the cold remove of the moneyed class from those living on the poverty line, Lynette meets married family man Scott at the hotel where their assignations take place. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025 Oh, also, that little assignation takes place during Talleyrand’s engagement party, which swiftly segues into a massive pansexual orgy, as such events so often do! —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for assignation

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Michael Gregory does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

— Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Too many women experience a lack of transportation and childcare, insufficient language assistance, financial insecurity, inflexible appointment availability, separation of physical and behavioral health services, and lack of post-delivery follow-up.

— Mary C. Mayhew, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026